The Commissioner is an independent office holder who works in
two areas:

Public appointments, regulating how people are appointed to the
Boards of public bodies in Scotland; and

Public standards, where the Commissioner can investigate a
complaint about a councillor or a member of a devolved public body
who is alleged to have contravened the councillors' or the
appropriate public body's Code of Conduct.

Where the Commissioner identifies that a breach or breaches of a
Code or Codes may have occurred, the Commissioner will report on
the outcome of these investigations to the Standards Commission for
adjudicatory action and application of sanctions, where
appropriate.